The album "Resonance of Hope" is an initiative to foster understanding and empathy between people from different backgrounds and cultures through music.
Composition History
The project was conceived in 2013 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan, the pianist on this album, and funded by a $10,000 grant from the Presser Foundation.
Performer Biography
Christopher Janwong McKiggan, the pianist on this album, has been praised by Gramophone as 'masterful, highly contrasted and sharply characterized' and by the Kansas City Star for his 'astounding technique'.
Composition History
The composers were paired by countries with historical conflicts: Russia and Poland, USA and North Korea, and China and Japan.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's concept aims to promote respect and understanding through music's unique ability to communicate despite barriers.
Composition History
The grant was used to commission six composers from countries with a history of conflict to write pieces based on the folk music of a nation with which their own was in conflict.
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